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We won’t be raising our hands anymore

Launching on December 10th, Students 2.0 is spearheaded by Clay Burell (self-confessed hater of “schooliness” and lover of learning) and a number of student edubloggers from around the globe. From the Students 2.0 site …

“For decades, students have been put in classrooms, sat down at desks, and told how to learn and what to learn. For a time when students were expected to become widgets for the vast machine of industry, this model of education was highly effective. However, we are now entering a new age: an age where thinking is more important than knowing, where the thought trumps the fact … Everywhere, we see changes: in how business operates, in how people interact and success is accomplished. That is, we see changes everywhere besides the closed bars of education. The system continues to “stay the course” upon a falling ship. Yet, the widgets within the machine are no longer content to grind away.”